Self-sustained
Self-sustained adjective - Able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help.
Usage example: each new colony was expected to develop a self-sustained economy
Self-subsisting and self-sustained are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-subsisting" instead an adjective phrase "Self-sustained".
Self-subsisting
Self-subsisting adjective - Able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help.
Usage example: proud that their nonprofit theater was self-subsisting and didn't rely on government funding
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Synonyms for Self-subsisting
Self-sustained and self-subsisting are semantically related. You can use "Self-sustained" instead an adjective phrase "Self-subsisting".
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Related pairs
- free and self-sustained
- free and self-subsisting
- strong and self-sustained
- strong and self-subsisting
- powerful and self-sustained
- powerful and self-subsisting
- potent and self-sustained
- potent and self-subsisting
- independent and self-sustained
- independent and self-subsisting
- self-sufficient and self-sustained
- self-sufficient and self-subsisting
- autonomous and self-sustained
- autonomous and self-subsisting
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